Online retail

2020 Black Friday Golden Quarter IMRG Lockdown 2.0 Online retail peak trading Retail shift Shopping

November 9, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Europe landlords Moody's Online retail UK

Online retail sales could grow between 35 per cent and 45 per cent this Black Friday. New research from IMRG finds that with non-essential stores closed from now until December,…

Online retail penetration in the UK is set to be the highest in Europe over the next three years, spelling trouble for retail landlords.

UK online retail penetration will be highest in Europe by 2023 in major threat to landlords

Ecommerce

October 29, 2020

CBRE ecommerce Next Online retail Pets at Home Warehouse

Online retail penetration in the UK is set to be the highest in Europe over the next three years, spelling trouble for retail landlords. According to new research from Moody’s…

It is the first mile, not the last mile, where brands evolve to meet the shifting behaviours of their customers and (crucially) ensure the well-being of employees and consumer alike during the pandemic.

Online retail boom sees warehouse rentals double in the UK

Ecommerce Industry

October 2, 2020

Delivery GMB Hermes Online retail

The online retail boom sweeping the UK has led to a record rise in the amount of warehouse space being rented to store and sort inventory. A whopping 13.3 million…

Hermes UK is hiring 10,000 new staff and investing £100 million to expand its operations in a bid to meet the huge spike in demand due to during lockdown.

Hermes is hiring over 10,000 delivery drivers to meet staggering rise in online orders

Delivery / Supply Chain

July 21, 2020

Hermes UK is hiring 10,000 new staff and investing £100 million to expand its operations in a bid to meet the huge spike in demand due to during lockdown. The…

Government confirms non-essential online retail is “encouraged” during lockdown

COVID 19 lockdown non-essential Online retail

April 15, 2020

The government has issued a statement confirming that online retail during lockdown is “encouraged” amid confusion about non-essential goods. Retailers including Amazon and Asos have been heavily criticised for keeping…

Online retail sales dropped 10 per cent in July as pubs and restaurants opened triggering “a shift in spending patterns amongst consumers”.

Kantar: Online retail sales will top $1 trillion next year

ecommerce Kantar Online retail Retail IQ

January 29, 2020

Online retail sales will surpass $1 trillion in 2021 for the first time, growing four times faster than offline sales. The global online retail market grow 4.8 per cent to…

Number of ecommerce retailers has tripled since 2013

courier ecommerce GrowthDeck Online retail

January 20, 2020

The online retail sector has seen the number of news businesses triple over the past five years, seeing more growth than any other business sector. The number of new online…

Over 9000 online retailers in financial “distress”

Begbies Traynor Online retail returns

December 24, 2019

More than 9000 online retailers are suffering from significant financial “distress” as the retail storm which has dogged the high street this year spreads to companies without physical stores. Online…

To take full advantage of the opportunity Black Friday presents, retailers need to make sure they are optimising their online presence. Here are three ways brands can give themselves the best chance to success this Black Friday Cyber Monday.

Black Friday 2019 to see slowest growth on record “and may potentially even be completely flat”

Christmas ecommerce IMRG Online retail

November 14, 2019